Attendance Coordinator

Barrington Public Schools•Barrington, RI

About The Position

The District Attendance Coordinator will provide district-wide leadership to ensure consistent, compliant, and student-centered attendance practices that address chronic absenteeism and remove barriers to learning while promoting engagement and academic success. This role oversees monitoring systems, compliance reporting, and targeted interventions in partnership with all district and school administrators. The Coordinator uses data to identify trends, conducts student welfare visits to address barriers to attendance, and fosters culturally responsive outreach and family engagement. Through transparent communication, training, and collaboration, the role further strengthens the district’s culture of strong attendance and contributes to the mission of ensuring every student is present, supported, and ready to learn. Serving as a bridge between the district and families, the Coordinator will also develop outreach efforts, facilitate family conferences, and connect families to resources that address attendance challenges. This role also ensures transparent communication.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Education, Social Work, Law Enforcement, or a related field.
Minimum 3–5 years of experience in education, case management, or student support services.
Strong knowledge of state attendance laws, district policies, and data systems.
Demonstrated ability to engage families in culturally responsive and empathetic ways.
Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive student information.
Strategic & Systems Thinking: Understands how attendance connects to district goals and student achievement.
Family & Community Partnership: Builds trust-based relationships and collaborates with families to remove barriers.
Recognizes the value of different perspectives, commits to being self-aware and respectful, and seeks to learn from new and different voices.
Compliance & Accountability: Ensures fidelity to policies and procedures with a focus on transparency.
Data-Driven Practice: Uses data to guide decisions, identify trends, and monitor the impact of interventions.
Manages Complexity: Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

Responsibilities

Ensure district-wide compliance with state attendance mandates, including chronic absenteeism reporting and compulsory attendance laws.
Develop and maintain consistent attendance procedures, documentation standards, and communication protocols across all schools.
Prepare and submit required attendance reports to the state, Superintendent, and School Committee as needed.
Serve as the district liaison for attendance-related audits and reviews.
Monitor district attendance data to identify trends especially with the most vulnerable student populations.
Collaborate with school administrators to implement targeted interventions.
Generate periodic attendance dashboards for leadership team review.
Lead family outreach initiatives to build understanding of the importance of regular attendance and to address barriers to participation.
Conduct or coordinate attendance conferences with families, emphasizing problem-solving and connection to supports rather than punitive measures.
Partner with community external agencies to connect families to needed resources.
Provide training and ongoing technical assistance to school-based staff and administrators on policy, procedures, and best practices.
Support schools in implementing tiered attendance interventions aligned with the district’s Multi-Tiered System of Supports framework.
Participate in cross-district committees focused on student wellness, safety, and equity.
Maintain reduction in district chronic absenteeism rate.
Consistency and accuracy of attendance data across all schools.
Increase in successful family engagement contacts and documented interventions.
Timely completion of compliance reports and audits with no corrective actions required.
Positive feedback from schools and families regarding communication and support.
Monthly attendance reports identifying students with excessive absenteeism.
Represent BPS at Truancy and Family Court regarding truancy related issues